jab

/dʒˈæb/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
   “he warned me with a jab with his finger”
2. a quick short straight punch
3. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
   “she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs”

verb

1. poke or thrust abruptly
   “he jabbed his finger into her ribs”
2. strike or punch with quick and short blows
3. stab or pierce
   “he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife”

Synonyms for jab

• jabbing
• poke
• poking
• thrust
• thrusting
• dig
• prod
• stab

Words that rhyme with jab

• crab
• grab
• stab
• drab
• tab
• ab
• cab
• dab
• scab
• nab
• blab
• gab
• prefab
• fab
• flab
• lab
• slab
• taxicab
• bab
• babb
• colab
• crabb
• crabbe
• ecolab
• eyelab
• fermilab
• genelab
• glab
• golab
• goodtab